**Supply Planner** **Contract: Permanent Contract** **Location: Springhill, Carrigtwohill** **Hybrid: 3 Day's Per Week On-Site** As a Supply Planner you will be responsible for managing inventory levels in your portfolio and collaborating with various teams to ensure optimal stock levels while minimizing risks. If you are a supply chain professional with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to operational excellence, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our success. **What you will do:** The following is not intended to represent an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities, but to outline the essential functions of the position. + Support the creation of a Master Resource Plan based on the latest demand signal to cover what needs to be produced or purchased as a finished product and to ensure that within the process there are sufficient raw materials and components to support the required supply plan up to a 24-month time horizon + Support the creation of capacity plans based on the latest demand signal to identify potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and to develop and recommend proposals to mitigate and ensure that the plant or 3rd party can meet the future demand + Identify where there is significant underutilization which could impact the costs of supply + Set the correct levels of inventory (safety stocks) within the supply plan by understanding the demand volatility and supply chain lead times + Track the execution of the supply plan with production scheduling and buying, ensuring that the plan is fully operationalized and tracked for performance deviation + Communicate with the business regarding the status of the product portfolio from a supply planning perspective + Provide effective communication and confirmation from supply planning to the demand plan in confirming capability to meet the requirements via the daily and weekly execution process as well as a robust monthly executive supply process + Determine root cause of performance issues and provide a recommendation to Supply Planning Manager on how to mitigate and sustain. + Monitor KPIs in a daily basis – Backorder, Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Health and Inventory Health. + Monitor the deliveries at CDC and ensure products are received in a timely manner and/or follow up when necessary. **What you will need:** **Education & Experience** + Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline required. + 4+ years in demand/supply planning- required + Experience with PowerPoint presentations, Excel and Power BI- highly preferred + Experience in a medical device setting- highly preferred + Experience working with multi-functional teams. **Skills:** + Excellent analytical skills. + Excellent interpersonal communication skills. + Demonstrated excellent managerial skills + Excellent organizational skills. + Demonstrated customer service skills + Preferably Experience in SAP IBP, Oracle and AS400 \#IJ Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.